Here at Clever, we’re all about finding the good stuff—unexpected decorating ideas, day-brightening accents and furnishings, news you need to know—and then delivering that info directly to you. Here’s a roundup of five things that stopped us in our tracks this week that we wanted to be sure you don’t miss.
Handsy Dinner Party Sets from Snack Brand DADA DailyWe had a prolonged love affair withDADA Daily's cranium-shaped packagingwhen the Dadaism-inspired brand launched last year, and its new tabletop decor is equally Instagram-worthy. The Ta-DADA Daily Dinnerware Set comes with a hand-shaped candle that melts to give your guests the middle finger (!), four brass napkin rings, and a set of place cards, plus a selection of the brand's sweet and savory nibbles.dadadaily.com
Why Garfield Phones Keep Appearing on a Beach in France"For more than 30 years, pieces of Garfield telephones kept washing ashore on the beaches of northwestern France, and no one quite knew why. Where was the lasagna-loving cartoon cat coming from?" begins thisWashington Poststory. Last week, a group of journalists and environmentalists finally solved the mystery. Go read the story to find out for yourself.washingtonpost.com
Designer Beata Heuman's Organization SecretsIn our November issue tour ofBeata Heuman's London home,ADdecorative arts editor Mitchell Owens describes the designer's style as "lively, practical, bohemian in effect yet consciously, though not puritanically, restrained." Clearly, she's a master at balancing good and bad clutter. And now you can be too, thanks to the nine tips she shared withThe New York Times Style Magazine.nytimes.com
A Guaranteed Rainbow Sighting in Alexandria, Virginia纽约设计工作室SOFTlab的新公众rt installation for the city of Alexandria is a semicircle of mirrored pieces with a monochromatic exterior and rainbow-hued interior. At 25 feet in diameter and approximately eight feet high, the work is plenty big enough for passersby to roam around inside—and interact with it. When the LED fixtures embedded in the structure hear sound, they turn on, making the outward-facing panels momentarily transparent. Check it out yourself though November.alexandria.gov/publicart
Paris-Based Designer Garance Vallée's Imaginative CreationsWe're keeping an eye on painter, sculpture, and architect Garance Vallée. Her whimsical drawings and landscape-inspired installations are nothing to be trifled with, but we're particularly obsessed with the tinted concrete-and-plaster objects she made for her first solo show at Swing Design Gallery in Italy.sightunseen.com
